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7. Conclusions
We must be careful to avoid the ‘‘knowledge translation imperative’’ that all knowledge must be translated into action. Instead, we need to ensure that there is a mature and
valid evidence base before we expend substantial resources on implementation of this evidence. And, the realities of health care systems are that we have insufficient resources
to do everything, and thus, we must work with stakeholders (including patients/public, clinicians, and policy makers) to establish an explicit prioritization process for knowledge
translation activities. In this series of articles appearing in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, we attempt to provide an overview of the science of knowledge translation. We will describe the role of synthesis and knowledge tools in the knowledge creation process as well as present the key elements of the action cycle and outline strategies for successful knowledge translation targeted to relevant stakeholders, including the public, clinicians, and policy makers among others. Gaps in the literature will be identified; the science of knowledge
translation is a relatively new field and we will attempt to reflect this, highlighting future areas of research and thus opportunities for knowledge translation research trainees.
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